coping file to windows machine
- Thread starter LogicBox
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What size is the image? If your thumbdrive is fat32 formatted then you won't be able to to copy any file larger than 4gB to it (on windows or Mac).
You could reformat the thumbdrive to NTFS (allows over 4gB files) - but then you can't write to it from a Mac natively/officially...... although ntfs write from Mac to a drive is not officially supported, it is possible - easiest to use the small utility ntfsmounter at
NTFS Mounter
Make sure you properly 'eject' the ntfs drive from your windows pc every time, and it works.... but be aware it can cause issues.
ps if you're only ever going to use the thumbdrive with Macs then i imagine you can format the drive to the Mac file system.... i have never done this - still new to Macs....!
You could reformat the thumbdrive to NTFS (allows over 4gB files) - but then you can't write to it from a Mac natively/officially...... although ntfs write from Mac to a drive is not officially supported, it is possible - easiest to use the small utility ntfsmounter at
NTFS Mounter
Make sure you properly 'eject' the ntfs drive from your windows pc every time, and it works.... but be aware it can cause issues.
ps if you're only ever going to use the thumbdrive with Macs then i imagine you can format the drive to the Mac file system.... i have never done this - still new to Macs....!
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